op
noun
op
1 American
[op]
/ ɒp /
noun
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ops
plural
OP
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American
Or
O.P.
abbreviation
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observation post.
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Internet Slang. original poster.
op-
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op.
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American
abbreviation
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opera.
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operation.
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opposite.
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opus.
Op.
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American
abbreviation
o.p.
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American
abbreviation
O.P.
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American
abbreviation
O.P.
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American
op.
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British
abbreviation
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operation
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opus
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operator
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operational
OP
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British
abbreviation
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military observation post
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Ordo Praedicatorum (the Dominicans)
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organophosphate
o.p.
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British
abbreviation
Usage
What else does OP mean? On internet forums and message boards, OP is short for original poster, or the person who started the thread that users comment on. In video gaming, anime, and sports, OP is a shorthand for overpowered, describing an indomitable character or player. Contet warning: This article features information about a homophobic slur that is highly offensive. How do you pronounce OP?[ oh-pee ]
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of O.P.
From Latin Ōrdō Praedicātōrum
Example Sentences
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Instead, this week’s G-20 finance summit in the Blue Ridge Mountains devolved into trade spats, public insults and a dust-up over a photo op.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Absent the voters, and for the purposes of the photo op, we would have to do.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Away from Formula One paddocks and movie sets, Verhoeven's story began amid a turbulent childhood in Bergen op Zoom, near the Belgian border.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
A few plane orders might make for a great photo op, but the real conversation is just getting started.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
A system that runs op grits instead of good sense.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
Pooja Bhatt, an associate professor at OP Jindal Global University, says that mismatch is increasingly difficult to ignore.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even more heartening, once in a while an OP who’s been overwhelmingly judged to be the asshole will concede their mistakes and pledge to make amends.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024
OP bank, which blocked Mr. Makaroff’s payments, said that “checks related to sanctions risk management may occasionally cause delays in payment transfers.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Kimmo Stenvall, an analyst from OP Markets, also said that Nokia's updated outlook would likely take into account the global chip shortage with not enough semiconductors to go around.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2021
“Knew. OP Vernon, we called him. He’s gone.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Last year only 19 states observed Daylight Saving Time on a statewide basis, while 17 others practiced local op- tion and 14 stayed on Standard Time the year round.
From Time Magazine Archive
He adds that 'with op- position it would be entirely ridiculous.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Even by battlefield standards, the op- erating room was bizarre.
From Time Magazine Archive
It calls loudly on them to bury the dead out of sight; to forgive and forget whatever is unlike the risen, immortal Love; and to shut out all op- posite sense.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy
The sun had scarcely risen, and the air was fresh and cool, in strange con- trast to the heat which below the poop had been quite op- pressive.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne
“No child should be pushed to the side for a photo op. PERIOD!!”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
“They have to be serious about doing it. The risk is that it looks like a photo op. Voters want them to come around more regularly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2019
“This was a family op. So where are we going to put the families? There’s no room to detain them, so are we going to put them in hotels?” the officer said.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
“We weren’t there just for a photo op. We were there to advocate for our indigenous rights in the true spirit of reconciliation and to deliver our message around the world.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016
“It’s hell to get up there, but definitely worth the Instagram photo op. I really liked that photo of you in the hot dog tie,” I say.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
On “Innocence,” next to familiar titles like “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “Edelweiss” is a lesser-known cut from Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, “Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
You could hear, with awe-inspiring ease, every line threaded through the fugue of the Op. 110’s finale.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Bach, “Le Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel, Rhapsody No. 1 in D flat Major, Op. 17, by Herbert Howells, and “Sunday Music,” by Petr Eben on the Cathedral’s 10,650-pipe great organ.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2017
From his life written by his friend, St. Ephrem, Op. t.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
They can tell when we have visitors at the o.p.," says one squad leader, "and it usually takes them ten minutes or so to get transport and come up opposite for a closer look.
From Time Magazine Archive
Interim list of subject headings for New Zealand school libraries, o.p.
From Report of the National Library Service for the Year Ended 31 March 1958 by New Zealand. National Library Service
“They are going to try and pretend nothing happened for a year and carry on,” said Sreeram Chaulia, dean at O.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
That growing prevalence makes the price tag for India’s deal too high, says Muthu Madhan, director of the Global Library at O.P.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
This has only happened twice in Texas history, to Gov. James Ferguson in 1917 and District Judge O.P.
From Salon ● May 24, 2023
Indian films rely on cinemas for nearly three-quarters of their revenue, researchers at O.P.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2022
Most of the kids like to go to gym during O.P. — the track, the weight room, and the pool are all open, and you can play basketball or volleyball, too.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
Other events include a hair and makeup tutorial with Academy Award winners Joel Harlow and Howard Berger, and photo ops with many a classic Universal monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Landry and Howery appeared for photo ops and opened a new, bigger consulate building, as protesters shouted outside.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Is it worth risking your life for these ops?" asks the Sunday People, leading on a campaign from a grieving father whose daughter died in Turkey after complications from surgery.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The ratio was changed a bit—ground ops were supplementing the air war, not the other way around; but still the ground ops were necessary.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
The rest of the afternoon and evening was a whirl of press interviews and photo ops, and then it was home to our little pod in the Olympic Village.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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